Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: Spilled Secrets: A Ljubljana Work Day
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Story Transcript:

Sl: Nekega sončnega jutra se je Neža prebujala z velikim nasmehom.
En: One sunny morning, Neža woke up with a big smile.

Sl: Danes je bil poseben dan.
En: Today was a special day.

Sl: Bila je sreda, dan ko je imela pomembno srečanje v pisarni, v centru Ljubljane.
En: It was Wednesday, the day she had an important meeting at the office in the center of Ljubljana.

Sl: Neža je vstala, hitro zaužila zajtrk in oblekla najlepšo srajco.
En: Neža got up, quickly had breakfast, and put on her best shirt.

Sl: Po cesti polni dreves in cvetočih rož se je odpravila proti pisarni.
En: She headed towards the office through streets filled with trees and blooming flowers.

Sl: Ko je prispela, je opazila, da je mesto že živahno.
En: When she arrived, she noticed that the city was already bustling.

Sl: Ljudje so hodili sem in tja, ptički so čivkali, Ljubljanica pa je mirno tekla mimo.
En: People were walking back and forth, birds were chirping, and the Ljubljanica river flowed calmly by.

Sl: V pisarni je bilo vse pripravljeno za srečanje.
En: Everything was set for the meeting in the office.

Sl: Neža je sedela zraven Luke in Ane, svojih najboljših sodelavcev.
En: Neža sat next to Luka and Ana, her best colleagues.

Sl: Luka je bil vedno poln idej, Ana pa je imela smisel za podrobnosti.
En: Luka was always full of ideas, and Ana had an eye for details.

Sl: Skupaj so bili odlična ekipa.
En: Together, they made a great team.

Sl: Ravno ko je njihov šef, gospod Kranjc, začel s predstavitvijo, se je Neži zgodila mala nesreča.
En: Just as their boss, Mr. Kranjc, started the presentation, a little accident happened to Neža.

Sl: Medtem ko je poskušala dojeti grafe na zaslonu, ji je z roke spodrsnila skodelica s kavo, ki se je po tleh razlila naravnost na gospoda Kranjca.
En: While trying to understand the graphs on the screen, her coffee cup slipped from her hand and spilled straight onto Mr. Kranjc.

Sl: Vsi v sobi so zastali.
En: Everyone in the room stopped.

Sl: Neža je bila rdeča kot paradižnik.
En: Neža turned as red as a tomato.

Sl: Hitro je vzela robčke in začela brisati tla, medtem ko se je opravičevala: "Oprostite, gospod Kranjc, tako mi je žal!"
En: She quickly grabbed some tissues and started cleaning the floor, apologizing, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Kranjc!"

Sl: Gospod Kranjc je vstal. Njegova srajca je bila polna rjave barve.
En: Mr. Kranjc stood up. His shirt was covered in brown.

Sl: A namesto jeze se je na njegovem obrazu pojavil nasmeh.
En: But instead of anger, a smile appeared on his face.

Sl: Rekel je: "V redu je, Neža, to je samo kava. Dobra predstavitev je pomembnejša od čiste srajce."
En: He said, "It's okay, Neža, it's just coffee. A good presentation is more important than a clean shirt."

Sl: Srečanje se je nadaljevalo.
En: The meeting continued.

Sl: Ekipa je predstavila svoj projekt in gospod Kranjc je bil navdušen nad njihovim delom.
En: The team presented their project, and Mr. Kranjc was impressed with their work.

Sl: Vsi so pozabili na majhno katastrofo s kavo.
En: Everyone forgot about the small coffee disaster.

Sl: Ko se je dan končal, so Luka, Ana in Neža skupaj odšli na sladoled ob Ljubljanici.
En: As the day ended, Luka, Ana, and Neža went for ice cream by the Ljubljanica river.

Sl: Smeh in vesele pogovore so delili med seboj, veseli, da so del takšne prijazne in razumevajoče skupine.
En: They shared laughter and cheerful conversations, happy to be part of such a friendly and understanding group.

Sl: Neža je zvečer hodila po starem mestnem jedru in občudovala lepoto Ljubljane.
En: In the evening, Neža walked through the old city center, admiring the beauty of Ljubljana.

Sl: Spoznala je, da kljub majhnim nesrečam lahko vedno najdemo nekaj dobrega.
En: She realized that despite small accidents, there is always something good to be found.

Sl: Dan, ki se je začel s katastrofo, se je končal čarobno – z zvezdami nad Ljubljano in prijateljstvom, ki je bilo močnejše kot kava na srajci.
En: The day that began with a disaster ended magically—with stars over Ljubljana and a friendship stronger than coffee on a shirt.


Vocabulary Words:

• morning: jutro
• smile: nasmeh
• special: poseben
• meeting: srečanje
• office: pisarna
• center: center
• quickly: hitro
• breakfast: zajtrk
• shirt: srajca
• streets: cesta
• filled: poln
• trees: drevesa
• blooming flowers: cvetoče rože
• bustling: živahno
• walking: hodijo
• chirping: čivkanje
• river: reka
• flowed: teči
• bustling: živahno
• already: že
• presentation: predstavitev
• accident: nesreča
• understand: razumeti
• graphs: grafi
• screen: zaslon
• coffee cup: skodelica s kavo
• slipped: spolzela
• onto: na
• everyone: vsi
• stopped: ustavili